>I had this very argument with an MD who was trying to tell me that if you operate at a sustained caloric deficit you'll eventually stop losing weight. Dependi

>I had this very argument with an MD who was trying to tell me that if you operate at a sustained caloric deficit you'll eventually stop losing weight. Depending on the definition of "sustained" (I assume the MD meant sustained absolute calories per day, not sustained calories below metabolism) it could be true, because as your body shrinks it reduces its metabolism partly because there is simply less of it.